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Song: "Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett
Nominated by: Cubs Fan
Date: July 29, 2010
Reason: Recognizable to TV fans as the theme song of "Freaks and Geeks", I find it uncharacteristically fast, relative to "I Love Rock 'N' Roll". But the song can still rock hard after thirty years.
Video: Music video on YouTube

The Eminem Show (2002) by Eminem

Eminem is one of the greatest artists of his era, and is proving he still has the same lyrical skills today, that he had so many years ago. With the release of "Relapse" last year, showing he still has the lyrical diversity that he had before, with lines like' "insanity, / can it be / vanity? / where's the humanity / in having a twisted fantasy / with a arm and leg amputee?" from the track "Underground". And with the new single ("Not Afraid") from the album he dropped this week (Recovery), showing that he has gone back to the personal subject matter that made him the great artist he is in the first place, but with these new albums coming out, we can't forget the albums and songs that got him to where he is today: The Eminem Show has been certified 8× Platinum by the RIAA and at the Grammy Awards of 2003 it was nominated for Album of the Year and became Eminem's third LP in four years to win the award for Best Rap Album. Along with the recognition that the album received from the music industry, it was also widely considered a great album by both Hip-Hop fans and other artists alike. With comical insulting tracks like "Without Me", "My Dad's Gone Crazy" and "Business" to serious tracks with darker emotional sides, like, "White America", "Sing for the Moment" and "Cleanin' Out My Closet" Eminem has connected with his fans in the same way that some of the greats, like Jay-Z and Nas, before him did. Through the one emotion that nearly everyone has experienced: pain and hardship. This album epitomizes that feeling, with it's pumped beats, often bitter, ill-tempered or resentful vocals, and angry and impassioned lyrical content.
- Nominated by Fumingpanther